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Truck design contest opens to college students
November 28, 2011
| by: Overdrive Staff
University students are eligible to enter truck designs suitable for owner-operators for the annual contest Design the Future of Pride & Profit, Portland, Ore.-based Freightliner Trucks announced. The winner will receive a $20,000 scholarship and option for a paid internship at the truck maker.
The competition will run from November through February 2012. Three finalists will receive an all-expense paid trip to the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show, where their designs will be on display at the Freightliner Trucks booth. Judging criteria include product appearance, originality, emotive power and illustration quality.
For a list of rules and entry details, visit Freightliner design contest.
